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National Daily Weather Summary

Records set | Charts | Cities | Hottest | Coldest | Rain, sun & wind | Downpours & gales
State extremes | Noteworthy weather | Capital Cities | Regional Cities | Alpine Stations
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Noteworthy weather today
significant newsworthy major

Descriptions of significant weather events appear here when reliable information is available and time permits. Information comes from many sources, and updates may be made well after the event! For weather news as it happens, your best sources are ABC News and the breaking weather forum on Weatherzone.

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Prs Ext Rec Not War Rdr Cht Rfl Rec


Records set or equalled today

These records are based on data received as at 1545 EST on 19/01/2010. Help in interpreting these statistics and information on quality control is here.

District Site Today Previous monthly record Previous all time record
if equalled or broken
Comments
Reading Reading Date Years Reading Date Years
Highest daily rainfall

WA

Lower West

009178

GINGIN AERO

70.2

48.0

15/06/2000

14

1 N

WA

Lower West

009243

WOODRIDGE ESTATE

78.2

58.0

09/06/2008

15

1 y

NSW

MidNorth Coast S

060141

TAREE AIRPORT AWS

85.0

77.0

08/06/2007

12

1 N

Highest daily average wind speed - anemometer above 3m (km/h)

WA

SW & S Coast

009538

DWELLINGUP

20.9

20.4

18/06/2009

15

1 Y Previous record set earlier this month.

ISL

Islands

200839

LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO

66.0

58.3

27/06/2007

15

1 Y


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Summary of observations

For notes on how to interpret the data and quality control issues, see Daily Weather Summary Help.
**S** and **W** precede data flagged by the Bureau as suspicious or wrong
Data is as received at 04:32EST, 15/05/2012.

Major centres
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km (24-hour average km/h) Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
GERALDTON AIRPORT 20.2 -0.7 13.0 +2.0 13.2 5.0 5.0 -- 550 (22.9) 59/08
PERTH AIRPORT 17.0 -1.9 13.2 +4.2 12.0 11.0 1.0 5.5 415 (17.3) 81/11
ALBANY AIRPORT 12.1 -4.5 10.8 +2.7 9.4 10.8 4.0 2.1 507 (21.1) 61/15
BUNBURY 15.5 -2.9 13.4 +5.3 -- 19.8 -- -- 536 (22.3) 81/10
MANDURAH 16.5 -- 14.2 -- -- 8.2 -- -- 796 (33.2) 85/11
DARWIN AIRPORT 28.4 -2.2 16.2 -3.7 14.6 0.0 7.2 10.5 381 (15.9) 34/08
ALICE SPRINGS AIRPORT 18.0 -1.8 0.6 -4.5 -1.4 0.0 3.4 10.3 234 ( 9.8) 31/12
WHYALLA AERO 19.0 +1.7 2.7 -3.4 -- 0.0 0.0 -- 148 ( 6.2) 44/15
ADELAIDE (KENT TOWN) 18.7 +2.6 6.6 -1.5 -- 0.0 -- 7.1 186 ( 7.8) 43/14
MOUNT GAMBIER AERO 14.8 +1.0 5.2 -0.6 3.6 0.2 1.2 8.4 323 (13.5) 39/13
MOUNT ISA AERO 25.9 +1.0 7.7 -2.3 3.8 0.0 4.0 10.4 329 (13.7) 34/11
CAIRNS AERO 26.5 +0.5 21.4 +3.6 20.0 0.0 3.2 3.5 435 (18.1) 37/14
TOWNSVILLE AERO 25.3 -0.3 14.0 -0.6 11.1 0.0 5.0 10.4 353 (14.7) 34/12
MACKAY M.O 21.8 -0.1 10.7 -3.3 -- 0.0 -- 10.3 341 (14.2) 28/14
ROCKHAMPTON AERO 25.2 +1.7 9.8 -1.1 7.0 0.0 3.8 -- 144 ( 6.0) 30/13
BUNDABERG AERO 22.6 0.0 12.9 +1.3 -- 1.0 2.0 -- 458 (19.1) 35/10
NAMBOUR DPI 22.0 +0.4 13.0 +3.7 -- 0.4 -- -- -- --
COOLANGATTA 21.1 0.0 14.0 +2.5 -- 0.0 -- -- 397 (16.5) 41/12
BRISBANE AERO 21.8 +0.5 11.5 +1.0 9.2 0.0 1.9 8.7 384 (16.0) 35/14
TOOWOOMBA AIRPORT 18.2 +1.2 6.9 -0.6 -- 0.0 -- -- 345 (14.4) 35/16
GUNNEDAH RESOURCE CENTRE 18.2 +1.4 9.6 +3.5 6.9 0.0 2.2 -- 299 (12.5) --
COFFS HARBOUR MO 17.0 -2.4 13.2 +4.1 12.6 55.8 0.2 0.0 447 (18.6) 52/21
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS 19.3 -0.2 12.5 +4.5 -- 90.0 -- -- -- --
WILLIAMTOWN RAAF 17.7 +0.1 11.4 +3.5 9.9 24.0 0.8 2.1 271 (11.3) 35/17
GOSFORD (NARARA RESEARCH STATION) AWS 17.5 -0.4 7.2 +0.7 4.0 13.6 -- -- 37 ( 1.5) 24/12
ORANGE AGRICULTURAL INSTITUTE 12.4 +1.9 3.5 +0.9 -1.0 0.0 0.8 7.6 -- --
DUBBO AIRPORT AWS 18.1 +1.7 5.6 +1.0 -- 0.0 -- -- 403 (16.8) 48/14
SYDNEY AIRPORT AMO 18.2 +0.6 10.0 +1.5 8.0 9.8 1.4 7.2 301 (12.5) 37/09
RICHMOND RAAF 17.5 -0.5 4.9 0.0 1.8 2.2 -- -- 115 ( 4.8) 30/12
BELLAMBI AWS 18.1 +0.4 10.6 -0.4 -- 30.2 -- -- 326 (13.6) 43/00
CANBERRA AIRPORT 14.3 +2.1 -0.7 -1.7 -4.0 0.0 1.4 7.8 127 ( 5.3) 31/11
WAGGA WAGGA AMO 17.1 +3.3 2.6 -1.1 -1.7 0.0 1.4 9.1 183 ( 7.6) 43/13
ALBURY AIRPORT AWS 15.3 +1.1 0.5 -3.4 -- 0.0 -- -- 33 ( 1.4) 13/13
MILDURA AIRPORT 17.2 +1.2 3.6 -1.6 0.5 0.2 1.2 9.0 182 ( 7.6) 22/15
TATURA INST SUSTAINABLE AG 15.8 +1.8 -0.2 -3.9 -- 0.0 1.0 -- 175 ( 7.3) 48/21
BENDIGO AIRPORT 14.4 +1.2 3.6 0.0 -- 0.2 -- -- 166 ( 6.9) 28/11
MELBOURNE REGIONAL OFFICE 18.2 +4.2 5.1 -1.8 2.7 0.0 1.2 -- 101 ( 4.2) 22/13
GROVEDALE (GEELONG AIRPORT) 15.8 +1.2 0.5 -5.8 -- 0.2 -- -- 79 ( 3.3) 22/23
BALLARAT AERODROME 13.4 +2.6 -1.4 -5.4 -- 0.2 -- -- 214 ( 8.9) 37/10
LAUNCESTON (TI TREE BEND) 14.3 +1.2 2.4 -0.5 -- 0.2 -- -- 33 ( 1.4) 9/13
HOBART AIRPORT 12.7 -0.2 5.2 +0.6 3.0 0.0 1.0 7.2 346 (14.4) 31/01
Max
° C
+/- norm
° C
Min
° C
+/- norm
° C
Grass Min
° C
Rain to 9am mm Evaporation to 9am mm Sunshine hours Wind Run to 9am km Maximum Gust km/h / hour of occurrence
Hottest
Highest maximum temperature>Greatest variation above normal maximum Highest minimum temperatureGreatest variation above normal minimum

33.0 SCHERGER RAAF N Peninsula QLD
32.9 KOWANYAMA AIRPORT Gulf Country QLD
32.6 WEIPA AERO N Peninsula QLD
32.4 WEST ROEBUCK W Kimberley WA
32.0 BIDYADANGA W Kimberley WA

+6.1 : 26.9 WARBURTON AIRFIELD Interior WA
+5.9 : 24.6 EUCLA Eucla WA
+5.1 : 23.6 LAVERTON AERO Goldfields WA
+4.9 : 24.7 WILUNA Interior WA
+4.8 : 23.9 FORREST Eucla WA

26.0 NORTHERN ENDEAVOUR Islands ISL
25.4 COCOS ISLAND AIRPORT Islands ISL
25.0 COCONUT ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
24.7 HORN ISLAND N Peninsula QLD
23.6 WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL

+11.3 : 18.0 WILUNA Interior WA
+10.4 : 16.9 NEWMAN AERO E Gascoyne WA
+7.3 : 13.2 CORRIGIN Cent Wheatbelt WA
+7.1 : 15.1 TOM PRICE W Pilbara WA
+7.0 : 7.0 WOOLBROOK (DANGLEMAH ROAD) NW Slopes S NSW

Coldest
Lowest maximum temperatureGreatest variation below normal maximum Lowest minimum temperatureGreatest variation below normal minimum

2.1 MOUNT BULLER Upper NE VIC
2.6 MOUNT HOTHAM Upper NE VIC
3.4 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
4.5 MOUNT READ W Coast TAS
4.7 FALLS CREEK Upper NE VIC

-5.2 : 10.3 ROCKY GULLY Lower West WA
-5.1 : 6.1 BUSHY PARK (BUSHY PARK ESTATES) Derwent Valley TAS
-4.9 : 7.0 OUSE FIRE STATION Derwent Valley TAS
-4.9 : 10.8 SHANNON Lower West WA
-4.7 : 16.1 GRAFTON OLYMPIC POOL North Coast NSW

-6.5 CHARLOTTE PASS (KOSCIUSKO CHALET) Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.6 THREDBO AWS Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 THREDBO VILLAGE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.5 PERISHER VALLEY SKI CENTRE Snowy Mtns NSW
-5.0 BUTLERS GORGE Central Plateau TAS

-9.5 : 6.1 TIMBER CREEK N Rivers NT
-9.0 : 4.2 DALY WATERS AWS N Rivers NT
-8.5 : 3.0 WAVE HILL N Rivers NT
-8.4 : 3.6 VICTORIA RIVER DOWNS N Rivers NT
-7.9 : 6.1 KATHERINE AVIATION MUSEUM N Rivers NT

Wettest
Sunniest & dullest
Windiest
Highest gusts
Todays highest rainfall totals for the 24 hours to 9am. It includes the top 5 totals nationally followed by all reported falls of 50mm or more.
Highest and lowest recordings of hours of sunshine for the 24 hours to midnight.
Highest wind run totals in kilometres for the 24 hours to 9am (average speed in brackets). All reported runs > =25km/h are shown.
Highest wind gusts in km/h for the 24 hours to midnight followed by the hour in which it occurred. All stations with gusts > 89km/h are shown.
121.2 CRESCENT HEAD (DELICATE NOBBY (BIG HILL MidNorth Coast N NSW
109.8 WAUCHOPE (COMMERCE ST) MidNorth Coast S NSW
106.6 TELEGRAPH POINT (FARRAWELLS ROAD) MidNorth Coast S NSW
91.4 LOWER BUCCA MidNorth Coast N NSW
90.0 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS MidNorth Coast S NSW

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
78.2 WOODRIDGE ESTATE
70.2 GINGIN AERO

QUEENSLAND
N Coast--Barron
54.0 DAINTREE TEA
Brisbane/SE Coast
53.0 MT MOWBULLAN

NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
76.0 MINNIE WATER PUMP SHED
59.0 WOOLI (SANDSTONE HILL)
52.0 WOOLI BEACH
MidNorth Coast N
121.2 CRESCENT HEAD (DELICATE NOBBY (BIG HILL
91.4 LOWER BUCCA
85.0 WOOLGOOLGA (CLEAR PLACE)
68.2 CRESCENT HEAD
67.0 KEMPSEY (WIDE STREET)
64.2 UPPER ORARA (DAIRYVILLE)
56.0 PROMISED LAND (BELLINGEN (CRYSTAL CREEK)
55.8 COFFS HARBOUR MO
51.0 EUROKA (ALDAVILLA (MACLEAY RIVER))
MidNorth Coast S
109.8 WAUCHOPE (COMMERCE ST)
106.6 TELEGRAPH POINT (FARRAWELLS ROAD)
90.0 PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
85.0 TAREE AIRPORT AWS
84.2 KUNDABUNG (RAVENSWOOD RD)
82.0 WAUCHOPE (AVONDALE STREET)
78.0 LANSDOWNE POST OFFICE
77.0 LAURIETON (ELOUERA ST)
75.8 PORT MACQUARIE (BELLEVUE GARDENS)
73.6 MOORLAND (DENRO-AN)
72.8 KENDALL POST OFFICE
67.0 FORSTER - TUNCURRY R.V.C.P.
62.4 TAREE (ROBERTSON ST)
57.0 LORNE (LORNE ROAD)

10.6 RABBIT FLAT N Plateau NT
10.5 DARWIN AIRPORT N Rivers NT
10.4 GILES METEOROLOGICAL OFFICE Interior WA
10.4 MOUNT ISA AERO Gulf Country QLD
10.4 TOWNSVILLE AERO N Coast--Herbert QLD

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2.1 ALBANY AIRPORT Lower West WA
2.1 WILLIAMTOWN RAAF Hunter Valley NSW
1.5 INVERELL RESEARCH CENTRE N Tablelands W NSW
0.8 KAIRI RESEARCH STATION N Coast--Barron QLD
0.0 WARWICK Darling Downs E QLD
0.0 COFFS HARBOUR MO MidNorth Coast N NSW

1585 (66.0) LORD HOWE ISLAND AERO Islands ISL
1361 (56.7) CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
1075 (44.8) CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
975 (40.6) WILLIS ISLAND Islands ISL
921 (38.4) HERON ISLAND RES STN Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
878 (36.6) ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
870 (36.3) DOUBLE ISLAND POINT LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
821 (34.2) CAPE MORETON LIGHTHOUSE Brisbane/SE Coast QLD
796 (33.2) MANDURAH Lower West WA
750 (31.3) RUNDLE ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
732 (30.5) LOW ISLES LIGHTHOUSE N Coast--Barron QLD
718 (29.9) GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
718 (29.9) NEWCASTLE NOBBYS SIGNAL STATION AWS Hunter Valley NSW
704 (29.3) HAMILTON ISLAND AIRPORT Central Coast E QLD
696 (29.0) LADY ELLIOT ISLAND Wide Bay/Burnett QLD
677 (28.2) NORAH HEAD AWS Hunter Valley NSW
664 (27.7) CAPE FLATTERY N Coast--Barron QLD
657 (27.4) MAATSUYKER ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE Southeast TAS
651 (27.1) NEPTUNE ISLAND W Agricultural SA
635 (26.5) SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
634 (26.4) NORTH ISLAND Central West WA
625 (26.0) HARTZ MOUNTAIN (KEOGHS PIMPLE) Southeast TAS
617 (25.7) MURRURUNDI GAP AWS Hunter Valley NSW
115/10 CAPE NATURALISTE Lower West WA
111/01 CAPE LEEUWIN Lower West WA
96/10 GARDEN ISLAND HSF Lower West WA
93/11 ROTTNEST ISLAND Lower West WA
87/11 SWANBOURNE Lower West WA
87/14 HOPETOUN NORTH Lower West WA
87/15 MUNGLINUP WEST Goldfields WA

Downpours High AWS wind reports
High rainfall for periods of 6 hours or less from AWS and synoptic reports. Storm force gusts (>89km/h) and 10-minute mean gales (>62km/h) reported by AWSs. Wind direction and mean windspeed are shown in brackets.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Central West
ERADU AG STATION
4.0mm in 11 min to 10:48 21.8mm/h
Lower West
GINGIN AERO
16.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.3mm/h
DWELLINGUP
10.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 10.0mm/h
BRIDGETOWN
11.4mm in 1 hr to 04:00 11.4mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
ESPERANCE
11.2mm in 1 hr to 14:30 11.2mm/h
ROCKY GULLY
18.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.0mm/h
SHANNON
16.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.3mm/h
COLLIE EAST
17.0mm in 3 hr to 00:00 5.7mm/h
NORTH WALPOLE
15.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.0mm/h
QUEENSLAND
Brisbane/SE Coast
GOLD COAST SEAWAY
1.4mm in 1 min to 19:00 84.0mm/h
NEW SOUTH WALES
North Coast
YAMBA PILOT STATION
13.0mm in 1 hr to 18:00 13.0mm/h
GRAFTON RESEARCH STN
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h
16.0mm in 3 hr to 18:00 5.3mm/h
GRAFTON AIRPORT
15.0mm in 3 hr to 06:00 5.0mm/h
10.0mm in 1 hr to 11:30 10.0mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 5.0mm/h
BALLINA AIRPORT AWS
12.6mm in 1 hr to 20:30 12.6mm/h
15.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 5.0mm/h
EVANS HEAD RAAF BOMBING RANGE AWS
6.4mm in 18 min to 18:00 21.3mm/h
17.2mm in 1 hr to 18:30 17.2mm/h
13.4mm in 1 hr to 19:00 13.4mm/h
19.0mm in 3 hr to 21:00 6.3mm/h
MidNorth Coast N
KEMPSEY AIRPORT AWS
11.0mm in 1 hr to 09:00 11.0mm/h
20.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 6.7mm/h
23.0mm in 3 hr to 12:00 7.7mm/h
COFFS HARBOUR MO
10.4mm in 14 min to 08:00 44.6mm/h
11.4mm in 1 hr to 08:00 11.4mm/h
12.2mm in 1 hr to 08:30 12.2mm/h
6.4mm in 6 min to 10:30 64.0mm/h
6.0mm in 17 min to 21:56 21.2mm/h
16.2mm in 1 hr to 22:00 16.2mm/h
15.6mm in 1 hr to 22:30 15.6mm/h
MidNorth Coast S
PORT MACQUARIE AIRPORT AWS
12.6mm in 1 hr to 07:00 12.6mm/h
17.0mm in 3 hr to 09:00 5.7mm/h

WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Lower West
ROTTNEST ISLAND : 91(260/ 59 ) at 12:30
GOOSEBERRY HILL : 98(240/ 54 ) at 13:00
OCEAN REEF : 87(260/ 69 ) at 11:16
CAPE LEEUWIN : 109(250/ 69 ) at 10:50
CAPE NATURALISTE : 115(250/ 87 ) at 10:22
ESPERANCE AERO : 83(260/ 65 ) at 13:44
BUSSELTON JETTY : 82(300/ 72 ) at 03:30
HOPETOUN NORTH : 87(250/ 63 ) at 14:55
Cent Wheatbelt
CUNDERDIN AIRFIELD : 76(260/ 69 ) at 12:42
Eucla
FORREST : 80(270/ 69 ) at 20:49
TASMANIA
W Coast
MOUNT READ : 80( 20/ 65 ) at 23:30